Puppetonia is a 45-minute show twice a week in the bookstore, where they tell over 70 stories to children ages eight months to 3 years.

Puppetonia, which is also available for private parties, offers a show Tuesday mornings at the Monroe Center in Hoboken and two shows on Wednesday mornings at the Newport Swim and Fitness Center in Jersey City. But the main stage is clearly in the Hoboken bookstore.

Tracy Echikson, a mother of two small children, has attended the Puppetonia show some 10 times at Symposia.

"This is unlike other shows for kids," she said. "It offers a little bit of everything."